Although
now in the cities there are more gangs defending spacesome of the
muchachos sniff glue smoke that old rancho weed gobbledown acids
and pills designed in laboratories on the other sidetake a sniff
of cocaine on its way to the northinternational exchange that
keeps those in the barrioson both sides of the border unorganized
quiescent stupifiedjobs last a few weeks a few months some cycled
out so the companyneed pay no benefits and the factory managers
and the constructionengineers and the supermarket supervisors
comply

And
the peso has fallen just this yearmultinationals arrive like
carpetbaggersthe wage in dollars has been halved prices have
doubledin the countryside the Zapatistas unite

William T. Hathaway's new book, Lila, the Revolutionary, is a fable for adults about an eight-year-old Indian girl who sparks a world revolution for social justice. Chapters are posted at www.amazon.com/dp/1897455844. A selection of his writing (more...)